Tobacco companies

Question 1

What fraction of the world’s population over the age of 15 smoke and what percent of smokers live in poorer countries?

Answer 1

1/3 of the world’s population over the age of 15 smokes. 80% of smokers live in poorer countries

Question 2

How many people each year die from tobacco related illnesses?

Answer 2

4 million people die each year from tobacco-related illnesses, such as lung cancer and heart disease

Question 3

What did WHO do in 2003?

Answer 3

Framework Convention of Tobacco Control set up
Restricts tobacco advertising, regulating the contents of tobacco products
Packaged and labelled correctly and regulating who they’re sold to

Question 4

What did WHO’s measures result in?

Answer 4

help reduce the number of global smokers, reducing the number of tobacco related illnesses worldwide